Sawmill-dog.



A. v. WIN'BMAm SAWMILLv DOG. P PLIOATION FILED PBB.1, 190s.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Applicationvled February 1, 1908. eria1 No. 413,772.

vTo all whom it may concerm Be it known that I, ALBERT V. IVINEMAN, a citizen of the United` States, anda resi'- dent of Greenville, in the county of Vashington and State of Mississippi, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Sawmill-Dogs, of `which theV following isa specification. y l

My invention is an improvement in sawmill dogs and` consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

hereof-Figure 1 is a side view of the improvement showing the dogs in one position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the dogs in another position. Fig. 3 is a rear View. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4f4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of the same ligure.

The present embodiment of my invention comprises a vertical platel, which is securedto the knee-block 2, by rmeans of bolts 3, sleeves 4 being arranged on the bolts to space the plate from the knee-block.

The plate 1 is provided on its outer face with a `guide-way 5,jinwhich is slidably mounteda carriage 6, provided with a vertical opening through which moves a slide bar 7 and with a horizontalV opening, through which moves the upper dog 8, the dog being locked to the carriage and the carriage to the sliding bar, by means of a handled set screw 9.

The lower end of the sliding bar is guided in its movement by a cross bar 10, and is provided with a slot, through which passes a bolt 11 connected with one end of `a rocking Y lever 12, pivoted as at 13 to a lateral bracket 14 of the plate 1, vand the other 'end of the vrocking lever is connected by a'link, 15 with one end of a lever 16, pivoted as at 17 to the bracket, and provided with av spring actuated tooth 18, adapted to engage a toothed quadrant 19, the said tooth beingV connected by a wire 19"L with a grip 20 of usual con-V struction on the said lever. It will be obvious from the description, that by1releasing the tooth and swinging the lever 16, the sliding bar 7V may be raised or lowered to bring the upper dog 8 towards or from the logon the mill carriage, after the said dog is locked to the bar by the handled set screw 9. In placing the dog, the set screw 9 is turned to release the dog from the carriage and the carriage from the sliding bar, after which the p said fdog is adjusted horizontally to properly engage the log. The carriage is now moved downward untilthe dog is in contact with thelog, after which the lever 16 is operated to movethe sliding bar downward, whereby toforce thedog into .the log. p

j The. lower dog21` has one of its ends piv oted as at 22 to a bracket 23 extending from the plate 1, and a link 24 is pivoted as at 25 to the said dog near the connected end thereof. VThe link 24 is bent laterally as shown Referring to the drawings forming a part in Fig. 3, soy that the lower end thereof is on the opposite side of the bracket 14 from the upper end, and the said lower end is provided with a notch 25a for engaging a pin 26, whereby to limit the backward movement of the dog. The said lower end is also provided with al lug 27 which may be'engaged with a notch 28 on the lower end of the lever 16, whereby to swing the dog into contact with the log` as shown in Fig. 2. A handle 29 is provided for manipulating the link to engage the lug with the notch.

In the-operation of the complete device', the upper dog is moved into contact with the log as before described, after which the lug 27 is engaged with the notch 28. On now swinging the lever 16, the sliding bar is `moved downward to force the upper dog into the log, and the lower dog is swung as shown in Fig. 2, to force said lower dog also into the log.

I claim- 1. In a device of the class described, a vertical plate provided at its lower end with a bracket, a bar slidable in the plate, an upper dog adjustably connected with the bar, a rocking lever pivoted on the bracket and having one end connected with the bar, a

lever pivoted to the bracket, a link connecting one end of said lever with the other end lever in its adjusted position, a lower dog having one end pivoted tothe plate, a link connected with said lower dog and provided with a lug, said lever having a notch for engagement by the lug whereby to operate the dog, and a handle on the link for moving the same to engage the lug with the notch.

2. In a device of the class described, a plate provided at its lower end with a bracket, a bar slidable in the plate, an upper dogadjustably connected with the bar, a lever pivoted to the bracket and Qperatively connected with the lower end of the bar for moving the same, means for locking the lever in its adjusted position, a lower dog mounted for swinging` movement toward and from the other dog and normally disconnected with the lever, and means for operatively connecting the lower dog with the lever whereby to swing said dog.

3. In a device of the class described, ay vertically movable bar, a carriage slidable on the bar, an upper dog movable horizontally in the carriage, means for locking the dog to the carriage and the carriage to the bar, a pivotally mounted lever operatively connected with the bar for moving the same, a lower dog mounted for swinging movement toward and from the upper dog and normally disconnected with the lever, and means for operatively connecting the lower dog with the lever whereby to operate said dog.

4. In a device of the class described, a vertically movable bar, an upper dog adjustable transversely and longitudinally of the bar, means for locking the dog to the bar, a lower dog mounted for swinging movementtoward and from the upper dog normally disconnected with the lever, means for moving said bar. and means for ope 'atively counecting said moving means with the lower dog.

ALBERT V. VINEMAN. Witnesses JAMES 7. BERMINGHAM, VILLIAM H. PARKER. 

